Arsenal midfielder Lucas Torreira has once again been linked with a return to Italy, following his agent’s comments yesterday.
The Uruguayan international’s apparent unhappiness stretches back all the way to last summer when he was the subject of interest from AC Milan.
Supporters on Twitter are seemingly losing patience with Torreira with many feeling his sale could help fund a move for Thomas Partey:
Partey is coming??
— Arteta's son (@caring_gooner) May 15, 2020
Sell him for 40 mill
— yusuf (@1up_yy) May 15, 2020
Good guy but not wat Arsenal need. Adios
— Pawan SinghA (@urbanpendu00) May 15, 2020
Thomas partey welcome to arsenal
— yusuf (@1up_yy) May 15, 2020
We are about to have a partey pic.twitter.com/ArkxDibRoV
— TR.OU.BL.EM.AK.ER? (@Lynxssz) May 15, 2020
No one in Italy has 30M to spend on him
— Maves (@Maves37306249) May 15, 2020
No prob. Sell this sicknote to Italy and we get Partey..time to partay!!!
— PokeGooners (@Salt19Pepe) May 15, 2020
That’s cool. £30m ??
I’ll take Rabiot or similar.
— Jay (@coops313) May 15, 2020
Okay that's fine. He obviously home sick let's sign someone that will feel at home for the good of both 'parteys'
— Anu ka enyi 1 (@Ifeanyi_Nnaji1) May 15, 2020
he has potential but sadly he isn’t a real gooner in the heart
— ⚡️ (@inviciblefcfan) May 15, 2020
The major issue is whether any teams in Italy will be able to meet Arsenal’s demands for the player. Serie A sides are not cash-rich with Juventus even resorting to swap deals this summer.
If Torreira were to agitate for a move, though, the big concern would be if the Gunners accept an amount below his market value.
Hopefully, it doesn’t go that far. The Uruguayan is a talented player and if they were to lose him, Mikel Arteta would want to replace him with someone who can match his qualities.